A55 Britannia Bridge

Speed restriction of 30 mph in place due to strong winds on A55 Britannia Bridge in both directions from J9 A487 (Treborth) to J8A A5025 (Llanfair PG). Bridge is closed to caravans, motorbikes and bicycles.

Waves on Anglesey

Forecast for the weekend

Winds will still be very strong at first but ease by Saturday afternoon. There will be some sunshine during the day but also one or two heavy blustery showers. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday: Heavy rain and hill snow at first on Sunday will be replaced by sunshine and showers. Monday and Tuesday will be mostly dry and bright, but with overnight frost.

13:28Sarah Hodgson

Flood alerts issued as Storm Erik sweeps across North Wales

Flood alerts have been issued across North Wales as Storm Erik sweeps across the region. Heavy downpours have caused river levels to rise above normal and some parts of Gwynedd have already been flooded. The Afon Seiont burst its banks this morning, leaving fields in Llanberis under water. The A4086 at Nant Peris was closed due to flooding and there was surface water on the A4085 in Llyn Cwellyn, according to Gwynedd Council. Natural Resources Wales has issued five flood alerts, warning residents to “be prepared” for flooding.

Flooding on A4086

This is the A4086 in Nant Peris which has flooded. Gwynedd Council said they have shut part of the road.

Flooding on the A4086 at Nant Peris (Image: Arwyn Roberts/Daily Post)

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About Storm Erik

This video explains everything you need to know about the weather system.

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Latest from the Met Office

It’s going to be a windy couple of days.

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Powercuts reported

It’s not clear yet if it’s related to the weather.

12:05Sarah Hodgson

Five flood alerts in force

Natural Resources Wales has issued five flood alerts covering North Wales. They cover these areas:

Dyfi Catchment: Location: Areas around the river Dyfi, from Dinas Mawddwy and Llanbrynmair to the estuary, including Machynlleth

Mawddach and Wnion Catchment: Areas around the River Mawddach and River Wnion, from Fairbourne to Ganllwyd and Rhydymain

Glaslyn and Dwyryd Catchment: Areas around the river Glaslyn and river Dwyryd, from Dyffryn Ardudwy to Nant Gwynant

Conwy Catchment: Areas around the river Conwy from Dolwyddelan to Conwy

West Anglesey Coastline: Areas on the western coast of Anglesey, from Cemlyn Bay to Llanddwyn Island

11:51Sarah Hodgson

Winds hit 84mph in North Wales

The strongest gust of wind in the region has been recorded in Capel Curig this morning. A blast of 84mph was recorded at 9am.

Here’s a look at the speeds recorded elsewhere in the region:

Lake Vyrnwy - 49mph

Rhyl - 45mph

Valley - 57mph

Mona - 55mph

At the moment details don’t seem to be available for Hawarden and Wrexham but we’ll update you on what sort of wind speeds have been experienced there when we can.

11:45Sarah Hodgson

Man dies after tree falls onto car

A man has died in Devon after a tree fell onto a car.

The area has been battered by severe winds overnight and this morning due to Storm Erik.

The tree came down on an Alfa Romeo and a Hyundai at around 5.30am today on the A384.

Police said that a 50-year-old man who was driving the Alfa Romeo was pronounced dead at the scene.

11:41Sarah Hodgson

Video of Seiont River

Here’s the scene around Afon Seiont today which has flooded surrounding land.

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Satellite images show path of Storm Erik

Storm Erik is moving across the UK bringing strong winds and rain. We’ve already seen winds of 79mph this morning in Capel Curig.

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Afon Seiont has burst its banks

My colleague Arwyn Roberts has taken this picture at Pen Llyn where it appears the Afon Seiont has burst its banks.

The Seiont River has burst its banks at Pen Llyn (Image: Arwyn Roberts)

11:20Sarah Hodgson

A55 Britannia Bridge restrictions

Traffic Wales has issued this information to anyone travelling on the Britannia Bridge.

11:16Sarah Hodgson

Yellow weather warning issued

A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued for North Wales. It covers all of North Wales from 12.15am on Saturday until 3pm.

A swathe of very strong westerly winds is expected to move east through Saturday morning, easing from the west during the day. Inland gusts of 55 mph are expected quite widely, with some places having gusts to 70 mph, more particularly around exposed coasts and hills.

You can read a full forecast for your area for the next few days, here.

11:05Sarah Hodgson

Surface water on A4085

Gwynedd Council are also asking drivers to take care on the A4085 near Llyn Cwellyn due to surface water on the road.